Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties to take his Champions League goal count to 134 as Juventus beat a "terrified" Barcelona to seal best position in Group G
In his club profession, Cristiano Ronaldo has scored more away objectives against Barcelona than he has against some other rival (14)
Ronaldo sent Marc-Andre ter Stegen the incorrect path subsequent to being fouled by Uruguay protector Ronald Araujo.
Juve multiplied their lead through Weston McKennie's bike kick before Ronaldo added his second from the spot after Clement Lenglet dealt with.
"We weren't forceful," said Barca manager Ronald Koeman.
"It looked as though we'd come out looking not to lose, rather than attempting to control the game. We weren't acceptable, not even positionally.
"We looked terrified."
It is Barcelona's first destruction in a gathering game since 2016.
They began the day with a three-point pad over Juve however finish second and will be unseeded in Monday's last-16 draw.
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi and Ronaldo, viewed as the two biggest players of their age, were confronting each other unexpectedly since May 2018.
While Ronaldo scored two, Messi was baffled by 42-year-old Juve manager Gianluigi Buffon, who made a line of fine spares.
Juventus finish top of Group G in view of their boss straight on record over Barcelona
Ronaldo proves to be the best against Messi
This was the 36th gathering between extraordinary adversaries Messi and Ronaldo on the global, European and homegrown stage.
They have won the Champions League multiple times between them, scoring a joined 252 objectives in the opposition.
Yet, this was Ronaldo's night, the Portuguese scoring without precedent for the Champions League against Barcelona with Messi on the pitch.
Twelve years on from their first gathering, Ronaldo, the unsurpassed driving scorer in Champions League history, improved of his most despised adversary.
Lionel Messi had each of the seven of Barcelona's shots on track in this match
Prior in the 2020-21 season, Messi turned into the principal player to score in 16 progressive Champions League crusades.
Messi had seven shots on track yet could discover no chance to get past Buffon, while Antoine Griezmann headed against the bar.
Griezmann said the annihilation was not Koeman's issue.
"Who else's shortcoming would it be able to be other than the players? We're the ones who go out there and play," he said.
"We were missing everything - want, mentality, a readiness to run. Everything was terrible."
At 35 years old, Ronaldo probably won't get such a large number of more opportunities to challenge Messi.
He actually trails Messi 16-11 regarding triumphs between the two however this was a night to relish for Juventus' previous Real Madrid player.
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